Crime, care, discrimination & remorse: children in the justice system
Date and time
*In person* book launch of Patrice Lawrence's Needle and practitioner led discussion on children, crime, care, discrimination and remorse
About this event
Speakers
Garry Green, Barrister
Patrice Lawrence, Author of Needle
Claire Salama, Howard League for Penal Reform
Leah Connolly, Youth Practitioners Association
Jordan, Kadiatu and Maleekah, Drive Forward policy forum
The Youth Practitioners’ Association and the Howard League for Penal Reform invite you to an evening of discussion and reflection at Doughty Street Chambers on how the criminal justice system can compound the existing prejudices faced by children who are care experienced and from minority communities.
Patrice Lawrence's new book Needle explores the treatment of Charlene, a Black teenager in care who loves knitting and her sister from whom she has been separated. She finds herself in a police station and under pressure to say “sorry” after she loses her temper when everything she loves is under threat. The book, inspired by Patrice’s work on the Howard League’s antiracist legal guide, explores critically important issues affecting children in trouble.
This event will reflect on the book and how practitioners can work to prevent children going through Charlene’s experiences in real life.
More about Needle, which will be available to buy at the event:
